That vigour was part of Mr Bellow's legacy, along with a delight in argument and a teeming passion for ideas and culture of all kinds.

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Some big companies are on a hunt for consumer passion and ideas.

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Managing for the variance, instead of the average, is the outcome of great project leadership: a search for the best ideas, leadership thoughtfulness, ambitiousness, a passion for the job at-hand, the assemblage of the right skills, obsession with details, and unreasonableness in the attempt to get the most out of the talent assembled, are all attributes characteristic of great teams, and of great leaders.

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The most successful social brands have strategies for getting their customers to share passion, ideas, and service, and they drive real business outcomes in the process.

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It is a vehicle for YOU to make money on your passion and ideas.

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This was the 1970s and Jobs was intrigued by the mystical ideas of the decade and his passion for Bob Dylan.

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